GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| egregious | conspicuous |
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| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
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| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |